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Can my partner benefit from other employment benefits that I receive as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO)?

April 26, 2017benefit Benefits employment foreign fso officer partner service

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Can my partner benefit from other employment benefits that I receive as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO)?

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Federal statutes control who is eligible to receive employment benefits such as health insurance, life insurance and retirement annuity. Unmarried partners are not eligible. State is bound by federal law in this regard and does not have independent discretion to offer these benefits.